Tim Hardaway vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Tim Hardaway that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)